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Date Published: 16/12/2021
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v507i1.1348
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Vol. 507 No. 1 (2021)
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Các bài báo
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Thị Nguyệt, T. ., Quỳnh Anh, T. ., Thị Nguyệt, N. ., Văn Tùng, B. ., & Thị Hoa Huyền, N. . (2021). LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT COVID-19 OF NURSING STUDENTS AT HANOI MEDICAL COLLEGES, 2020. Vietnam Medical Journal, 507(1). https://doi.org/10.51298/vmj.v507i1.1348

LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE ABOUT COVID-19 OF NURSING STUDENTS AT HANOI MEDICAL COLLEGES, 2020

Trần Thị Nguyệt1,, Trần Quỳnh Anh2, Nguyễn Thị Nguyệt3, Bùi Văn Tùng4, Nguyễn Thị Hoa Huyền5
1 Hanoi Medical College
2 Institute for Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Hanoi Medical University
3 University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Vietnam National University, Hanoi
4 Viện đào tạo Y học dự phòng và Y tế công cộng, Trường Đại học Y Hà Nội
5 College of Health Sciences - VinUniversity

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Objective: To describe levels of knowledge and attitudes of nursing students at Hanoi Medical College about Covid-19. Methods and subjects: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 597 nursing students at Hanoi Medical College. Results: The average score for knowledge and attitude were 9.3±1.7 and 44.8±7.2, respectively. Majority of the study’s participants had correct knowledge about pathogens (85.4%), transmission route (99.0%), incubation period (89.1%) and wearing personal protective equipment (89.0%). Regarding students' attitudes, most students had a positive attitude about COVID-19, besides a significant proportion of the participants had a negative attitude about the risk of self-infection (30.4%) and family (28.2%). There were significant differences in knowledge and attitude scores between genders, sources of information about COVID-19 from the Ministry of Health/universities and colleges/relatives/friends (p<0.05). Conclusion: In general, the percentage of nursing students with good knowledge about COVID-19 is quite high; In which, the rate of having incorrect knowledge is still high in questions related to treatment, symptoms of COVID-19 and the disease prevention system in Vietnam, most of the students had a positive attitude. about COVID-19. The above knowledge aspects, gender and sources of information about COVID-19 should be considered when conducting public health training courses for students.

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COVID-19, knowledge, attitude, nursing students

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